In the Heian era, Fujiwara Sai
After a great span of time
Was reborn in the heart of Shindou Hikaru
To master the Move Of God
You are holding me up strong
I am holding you as well
So let us now while wandering, live together
towards the future
Even when I'm capricing with my friends
I feel an emptiness in my heart
Looked at with cold eyes
I'm blown by the winds of a dry age
Feelings of doubt and courage are back to back
but I'll make these dreams come true now with my own hands
The days where I'm hurt and about to break
The days where I cry and trouble you, They all exist
but we will get over it heading
higher then anyone else
Eh, He lost
Akira-Kun lost?
Match #2 Discovered weakness
Good afternoon
oh, Akari-Chan
Is Hikaru-Kun here
actually... he started going to Igo school
Igo?
Really, I wonder what his up to
Hikaru-Kun plays... Igo?
Well..
Then, lets look at the diagram
In this case…
Black below is for both defense and offense
Even if white defended like this
You attack from here
And let white take both points
After that, if you take 'me' here
White will lose
I have no idea what his talking about
Thats because you're a beginner
If you go ahead and take 'me' first, then what?
19-16
Correct
If you go here, white will
I wonder how good the teacher is If you go here, white will
I wonder how good the teacher is
His a pro
Pro?
That means he makes a living by playing Go
Then, the lecture ends here. Lets play with each other
Please
Let's see
You are Shindou-Kun right?
Yeah
Is this your first time
I've played once before
But at the time it was like I was an observer
Then shall we play a caputring stones game?
I know this
If white goes here, its gonna be taken right?
Right
When you're just one move away from caputring a stone
Its called Atari
Okay, what about this one?
Atari. Okay, Shindou-Kun try to run
Lets see...
Yes, Atari
Atari
Atari again
Yes, thank you very much
This is called 'Shicho'
No matter how hard you try to run, you won't be able to get away
This happens often during a game
Can you just watch and think about that today?
This isnt good..
Hikaru, are you leaving already?
I'm just taking a break
What is this?
A vending machine
If you put money in, a drink comes out
Ah, I'm running late again
Huh, Hikaru-Kun
You started playing Go too?
Yeah, sort of
I have a friend who likes to play Go
I play with him sometimes but
I can't play well because I don't know anything about Go
I figured I come here to learn the basics..
I still don't understand anything
And you're killing time here?
Look, this is Tengensei Live TV
Hikaru, what is this?
A man is playing Igo inside a box
His hand has stopped
Now, the things to wonder about are…
Let's see, what would that be?
In the case of Touya Meijin…
Even if he plays 'fuseki'
I feel he is always aiming for, Something greater than what is already considered good
Something that we cannot see
Yes, Yes
This guy is considered to be the closest person to a "Move of God"
A "Move of God"
I kinda, admire him
This man, isn't a mere player
His just like me, trying to master a "Move of God"
Speaking of which, Touya Meijin has a son, who also wants to be a pro
Yeah, he seems pretty strong
Ma'am, dont you have to go to class?
Oh Yeah
Shirakawa-sensei is nice too
Ah, Welcome
Is Akira-sensei here?
I want to play a game with him
He is here, but…
Since that game last week, he hasn't played with anyone
His only been laying stones out like that
Is that the game…
When he lost by 2 moku to the boy who was the same age as him?
I'm leaving
Take care
Oh, Akira-Kun
You're still here?
If you go home so late, your mother is going to worry…
What's wrong with Akira-Kun
Well…You know
Every move
It was like the moves of a Go master
If that was his true skill…
No, it can't be
There can't be such a kid!
I don't get it…
Just what is he? that kid
Okay then, thats it for today
Don't forget to do your homework
Sensei, bye bye
Be careful going home
Goodbye, Sensei
Ah Shindou-Kun
Lately, you often seem out of it
But, your last test results were really good
Do you have a private tutor?
Well somewhat..
But he is sort of troublesome sometimes
Keep it up and do your best
yea, later Sensei
Be carefull going home
Okay
Hikaru
Hikaru, whats been up with you latley
You do poorly in your favorite gym classes
But you did really well on the makeup test
Is it strange for me to do good on a test
Thats not what I mean, but
Hey, why don't we go play tomorrow? Its Sunday
Tomorrow
Tomorrow I need to…
I need to go..
To Igo school?
Huh, you knew
Do you wanna go too?
Me?
Pleased to meet you
I'm sorry, but she really wanted to come and watch
It's alright
I always welcome anybody who is interested in Go
Most people these days often lay thier stones on the star But 'komoku is still popular
If you protect 'ko' in 'keima'
It's as if you have already taken the corner
Hikaru, do you understand what he is saying
Not at all
But during a game
Your opponent wont always allow you to play like this to your fullest
Then, if white goes here
What should black do?
Ah, I know this!
Shindou-Kun, right?
Then where would you go?
16-5
Behind the star
16-5, here?...
You said it's your first time playing Go, right?
Did I make a mistake? I'm sorry
No
It's very good
We rarely see this style now, but a long time ago it was used often
Oh, you can sit down
Okay
Well, why isn't this style used now?
There was no rule of 'Komi' a long time ago
Komi?
Black has an advantage because it goes first
So 'White han' is given to white for that
In other words, if white has 50 moku at the end,
Black must have 56 moku in order to win
I see, 'gomoku han…
I see,? You didn't know?
In the Shuusaku era, there was no such rule
When you played as black didn't you think you had an advantage?
I never lost when my stone was black
Honestly…
I see 'Komi' 'Gomoku han' is it
Since this rule was set up
The 'kosumi' style doesn't give as much of an advantage.
People started to think like that, And now this style is rarely used
But it is still a great move
If you think the number of stones in Shindou-Kun's hand is odd
Put one stone on the board, If you think it's even, put two.
Now Shindou-Kun, count them.
2…4…5…6…9
It's odd
I'm right?
Then You are black then
When you are playing against someone who is at the same level
This is the way to decide who will go first
It's Go played by a pro
Today you can lay out the stones by looking at the book
Then, I'll see you later
Hey Hikaru, do you get it?
It looks like we should lay the stones out in order of these numbers
Look Akari, this is the first one
Where?
This, This
Yes, that's 6 stones captured
You really like to have your stones captured don't you
Hakoda-san is bullying a weak player again
I hate it.
You are laying your stones in such stupid places
It's rare for a person to want to lose
A wig?
I can't stand this
Hikaru, please take his opponents place
There's not even a single right move
Sai?
A strong person bullying a weak person in Go I cannot forgive that
I shall take the place of his terrified foe
And make him suffer a humiliation equal to his actions
Then at the final moment I shall tell him…
Oops, Sorry
What the hell are you doing kid
This perfectly good game is ruined now
Ah, my hand just slipped a little
I'll just take my stones right now
What?
Don't
Ho.. Hold on
Shindou-Kun! Please go home!
Geez, I came along for you!
You came along on your own
I don't know!
I can't play Go now because you made the teacher mad!!
That's right
Next week there's a tournament
I'll take you to the tournament…
So, thats alright, right?
Hikaru!
What's with this atmosphere?
There are kids even younger then me
Those people are their parents and families
Sai, it's very amazing!
Yes, it's very amazing
There are so many children
My 1,000 year old passion for Igo
And these children's passion are the same
They are proof to me that
It will be the same 1,000 years from now
Oh yeah, there may be a chance that he's here
Akira-Kun
Hirose-san came to ask you to teach him with instructive Go
I'm sorry, but...
You're still waiting for that kid?
There are way too many kids, I can't tell if he's here
The upper left corner of this game
This?
He'll lose if he fails to lay his stone properly
1's 2nd is the weak point
Almost! Just one more above it!
You!
What are you thinking?
Talking to them during a match
So-Sorry
Oh well, no need to be so loud
Ogata-sensei
Anyway, I'll take this kid to the office
Please
Now, come on
Ah, It's okay now
You can continue your match
So, tell me what happened
I laid my stone at 1's 3rd and then that kid
Said, "Almost! Just one more above it"
This is...
Oh yeah!
I gave that kid a flyer for the National Childrens Igo Tournament
The one held at Kiin hall today?
Yeah, He didn't seem interested, but..
He might have…
Akira-Kun?
If he comes here when I'm gone
Tell him to wait for me
He's changed hasn't he? Akira-Kun
Till now there was no rival for him
Really
You can't be forgiven if you just say you happaned to say it
Yes..
Well? What happaned?
We called the game a tie, with no win no lose
And let them replay the match
Can't be helped
Ok then, you can go home
I'm sorry for all the trouble
My My
And the game was…
Hey you, Your change
It was really bad doing that
I feel sorry for those kids
Be careful
That man…
I saw him before, he's the man closest to a "Move of God"
I heard there was a bit of trouble
Touya-sensei
Anyway, please take a look at this
In a game like this, even a pro like us must think for a little bit
He just glanced at it and called it out
I see
Only with a glance, a pro's life or death decesion
There is another child that can do this besides my son Akira
And you let him go without even asking his name
I'm sorry
It's alright
If he truly is such a good player
Sooner or later
Someday he will appear before us pro's
That's because you said those pointless things
Oh? You wanna fight?
If you wanna fight, I'm not going to play Go anymore
Shindou! If you wanna fight, I'm not going to play Go anymore
Shindou!
Touya?
I found you
I finally found you
Shindou Hikaru!
where is it どこにあるのかな
The treasure that belongs to me ボクだけの宝物
Now towards a great adventure 今 大きな冒険へ
The gentle sunlight やわらかな日差し
A feeling of depature 旅立ちの予感
The sky and the flower are both laughing 空も花も ホラ 笑っている
I wonder what waits ahead for me この先には何が待つのだろう
Take A deep breath 深呼吸
Place your hand gently on the door to your dreams, and let's go 夢の扉にそっと手をかけて 行こう
While blown by the wind 風に吹かれながら
While rocking your heart 心揺らしながら
holding a blank map in one hand 真っ白な地図を片手に持ちながら
While blown by the wind 風に吹かれながら
While drawing in tomorrow 明日を描きながら
far away until I 遠くまで 何処まで
reach that place たどり着けるまで
I won't lose, I wont cry 絶対負けないよ 絶対泣かないよ
Until the day that i make this dream come true この夢を叶えるその日までは
The sky was laughing あの空は笑っていた
That flower was laughing too あの花は笑っていた
Some day I will laugh with you ボクもいつか笑うから
I will surpass any obstacle どんな壁も越えるから
I'm not afraid of anything any more もう 何も何も コワクナイ